6.lay off　下崗；停止；中止；不理會 (教材P75)Mr Wang is a laid-off worker and his wife has an income of only 300 yuan per month. 王先生是一名下崗工人,他的妻子每月只有三百元錢的收入. ①(朗文P1162)The company closed and laid off 40 employees. 公司倒閉，40名雇員失業(yè)。 ②(朗文P1162)I think you should lay off coffee for a while. 我想你應(yīng)該在一段時間內(nèi)不要喝咖啡。 ③You shouldn’t lay off your health condition. 你不應(yīng)該不注意自己的健康狀況。 歸納拓展 lay aside把……擱置一旁；留存，儲存 lay down放下，交出；規(guī)定；放棄 lay one’s hope on寄希望于 lay stress on強(qiáng)調(diào) ④They have laid money aside for their old age. 他們存錢防老。 ⑤You can’t lay down hard and fast rules. 規(guī)則不能定得太死。 [即境活用] 6．(2024·湖南瀏陽模擬)________workers in poor areas can’t afford to pay for their medical treatment，________ensure their children a healthy diet.(

　　) A．Laid-off；nor can they

　　B．Laid-off；nor they can C．Lay-off；they can not

　　D．Lain-off；neither can they A 7.to make matters worse　使情況更困難或更危險 (教材P75)To make matters worse，he also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies. 更糟糕的是,他還有一個上大學(xué)的兒子,是從銀行貸款上的學(xué).

　　①They can’t finish the job on time；to make matters worse, he fell ill.他們不能按時完成工作，更糟的是他病倒了。 ②His car broke down；to make matters worse，it began to rain.他的汽車拋錨了，更糟的是又下起了大雨。 [即境活用] 7．I didn’t know how to work out this problem.________，there was nobody who could help me. A．To make matters worse

　　B．That’s to say C．Or rather

　　D．In other words A (教材P76)If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance，as was the case with Wang Lin，other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed. 如果低收入家庭買不起醫(yī)療保險，像王林這種情況，其他減少貧困的措施也就不會成功。 句型精析 [句法分析] 句中as was the case with Wang Lin是一個定語從句，修飾前面整個句子。我們可以把a(bǔ)s is/was the case with...看成是一個固定句式，意為“正如……的情況那樣；對……來說是常有的事”。 ①She was late for school yesterday，as is often the case with her. 她昨天上學(xué)遲到了，這對她來說是常有的事。 ②Young people like experiencing something new，as is the case with Bob. 像鮑伯那樣，年輕人喜歡經(jīng)歷新鮮的事。 歸納拓展 as意為“正如”。常用在as (it) seems，as (it) often

　　happens，as is (was) expected，as is well known，as is

　　(was) announced等結(jié)構(gòu)中。 ③Jack has won the first prize，as it often happens. 像往常一樣，杰克得了一等獎。 ④As is known to everybody，too much pressure is bad for people’s health. 眾所周知，壓力太大不利于人們的健康。 ⑤The government took great measures to prevent the matter from worsening，as was expected.正如預(yù)料的那樣，政府采取強(qiáng)有力的措施防止事態(tài)進(jìn)一步惡化。 [即境活用] 8．________is often the case，we have worked out the production plan. A．Which

　　B．When C．What

　　D．As 解析：選D。as 在句中指代we have worked out the production plan 這件事。which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句只能放在主句的后面。由于從句中缺少主語，所以不選when。what只能引導(dǎo)名詞性從句。 本部分內(nèi)容講解結(jié)束 按ESC鍵退出全屏播放 目錄 目錄 目錄 BⅢ UNITS 9～12 佳作晨背·文思泉涌 類型：招聘啟事 典例：你校學(xué)生會需招聘一名留學(xué)生做英語學(xué)習(xí)顧問，以短文形式寫一則招聘啟事。內(nèi)容主要包括母語是英語；解答英語學(xué)習(xí)問題，漢語流利者優(yōu)先；每周4小時，報(bào)酬面議。 【佳作模板】 English Advisor Wanted

　　?The Student Union of our school decides to invite an international student to work as an English Study Advisor next term.?The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping students to practise their oral English，answering their questions，and helping organize activities such as singing English songs，English evenings，or lectures on interesting topics.

　　The applicant should be a native speaker of English.Fluency in Chinese is preferred.The advisor is expected to work 4 hours per week.

　　If you are interested，please call Li Hua at 13011223344 for an interview.Payment for the service will be discussed during the interview. Student Union Yucai High School 【佳句儲備】 ?The Student Union of our school decides to invite an international student to work as an English Study Advisor next term. The Student Union of our school puts up this notice that an international student is wanted as an English Study Advisor next term. ?The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping students to practise their oral English,answering their questions,and helping organize activities such as singing English songs,English evenings,or lectures on interesting topics. The advisor will help students to practise their oral English，answer their questions.He will also help organize activities which include singing English songs，English evenings，or lectures on interesting topics.(which引導(dǎo)定語從句) Unit 9　Health care　 保　健 本講目錄 基礎(chǔ)盤點(diǎn)自測自評 考點(diǎn)串講講練互動 基礎(chǔ)盤點(diǎn)自測自評 1．People living in large cities should get accustomed to the____________(壓力)of modern life. 2．The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little____________(意義)． 3．Were there any exciting____________(事情)during your journey to Europe? 4．I am referring to that____________(倒霉的)accident the other day，when I was knocked off my bike by a car. 核心單詞 pressure significance incidents unfortunate 5．Have you____________(咨詢)the doctor about your illness? 6．The old men show great anxiety about their retirement____________(補(bǔ)助)． 7．The new car is being launched with a____________(全國的)sale campaign. 8．Her____________to the job left her with very little time to take care of her baby，though she is____________to it.(devote) devotion consulted allowance nationwide devoted 1．be ____________ to　致力于 2．get ____________ of

　　擺脫 3．____________ to

　　多虧，由于 4．depend ____________

　　依靠，取決于 5．____________ pressure on

　　對……施加壓力 6．lay ____________

　　解雇；不理會；使下崗 7．make matters ____________

　　使情況更困難或更危險 8．____________ ends meet

　　使收支相抵；量入為出 高頻短語 make devoted rid thanks on put off worse 典型句式 1．________________the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours，he was able to receive treatment ____________________prevent the disease from ruining his health. 幸虧這個工程以及親戚鄰里的幫助，使他得到及時的治療,從而遏制了疾病毀滅他的健康。 2．They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick，____________can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet. 生病時，他們付不起問診費(fèi)，買不起藥，更談不上保證孩子們維持健康的飲食結(jié)構(gòu)。 Thanks to in time to nor 3．____________sometimes said that a society can be judged by the way it cares for its weakest members.有時候人們說,對一個社會的評價取決于它對弱勢群體的關(guān)懷方式。 4．If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance，________________________________，other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed. 如果低收入家庭買不起醫(yī)療保險，像王林這種情況,其他減少貧困的措施也就不會成功。 as was the case with Wang Lin It is 考點(diǎn)串講講練互動 單詞精研 [即境活用] 1．It has been revealed that some government leaders________their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. A．employB．take C．a(chǎn)buse

　　D．overlook 解析：選C。句意：據(jù)揭露，一些政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)濫用職權(quán)，謀取非法利益。abuse“濫用，妄用(權(quán)力等)；(不當(dāng)?shù)?使用”,符合題意。employ“雇用，使用”；take“拿取”；overlook“俯瞰，眺望；忽略”。 歸納拓展 press vt.迫使，壓，按 press sb./sth./oneself against/on sth. 將某人/某物/自己對某物施以壓力 press sth.into sth.把……壓入/按入…… ④I had to press myself against the wall to let them pass. 我得貼緊墻壁好讓他們過去。 [即境活用] 2．完成句子 (1)為了跟上學(xué)業(yè)的進(jìn)度，許多學(xué)生都承受著壓力。 Many students are________________to keep up with their schoolwork. (2)迫于輿論壓力，拾金女清潔工被釋放了。 ________________________________，the cleaning woman picking up gold was set free. under pressure Under the pressure of opinion ②(朗文P429)You should consider consulting with a lawyer. 你應(yīng)該考慮咨詢一下律師。 ③(朗文P429)Before making any changes，consult your family to find out which activities are most important to them. 作出任何變動之前，先與家人商量一下看哪些活動對他們來說最重要。 ④If you have no idea about it，consult a dictionary，please. 要是你對這個問題不清楚，請你查詞典。 【高效記憶】 [即境活用] 3．完成句子 I’m not quite sure how to get to the airport—I’d better________________________(查看地圖)． consult the map 4.devotion　n. 　獻(xiàn)身，忠心 ①(朗文P554)As a child I was always aware of my parents’ devotion to each other. 作為孩子，我一直很清楚我父母彼此的深愛。 ②(朗文P554)Mr.Wang should be admired for his devotion to improving education. 王先生對改善教育作出的貢獻(xiàn)應(yīng)該得到褒揚(yáng)。 [即境活用] 4．(2024·臨沂模擬)Although the working mother is very busy，she still________a lot of time to________her children. (

　　) A．devotes；look after

　　B．spends；looking after C．devotes；looking after

　　D．provides；looking after C 5.significance　n．　意義；意思；重要性；重要意義 (教材P80)Fleming continued his search until a fortunate incident led him to a new discovery of even greater significance.費(fèi)萊明繼續(xù)進(jìn)行探索，直到一次偶然的機(jī)會導(dǎo)致了他那具有更大意義的新發(fā)現(xiàn)。 ①(牛津P1866)The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease. 這種新藥對于這種病的治療有重大意義。 ②(牛津P1866)She couldn’t grasp the full significance of what he had said.她未能充分領(lǐng)會他那番話的意思。 歸納拓展 (1)be of (great) significance 有(重大)意義/(非常)重要 be of no significance 無意義/不重要 be of little significance 不太重要 (2)significant adj. 重要的 ③It is a matter of great significance. 這是一個非常重要的問題。 ④Their change of plan is strange but I don’t think it’s significant. 他們改變了計(jì)劃十分奇怪，但我覺得沒什么意義。 [即境活用] 5．完成句子 Only later________________________________________ (我們意識到真正意義)of his remark. did we realize the true significance 目錄 目錄 目錄 1.abuse　n．　濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　vt.　濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　(教材P77)Alcohol and drug abuse create big social problems in the world.酗酒和嗜毒給世界帶來大的社會問題。

　　(1)n.濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　(牛津P8)He was arrested on charges of abuse of power.

　　他因被控濫用職權(quán)而遭逮捕。(牛津P8)What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.她的所作所為是濫用經(jīng)理職權(quán)。

　　(2)vt.濫用；虐待；辱罵

　　(牛津P8)He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press.

　　他感到他們向報(bào)界透露有關(guān)他的情況是辜負(fù)了他的信任。

　　The arrested men have been physically abused.

　　那些被捕的人曾遭受肉體上的虐待。

　　2.pressure　n．　壓力

　　(教材P75)For laid-off workers in poor areas，disease puts extra pressure on the family.對貧困地區(qū)的下崗工人來說，疾病給家庭帶來了更大的壓力。

　　①(2024·高考浙江卷)The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations.

　　在任何崗位上，工作的壓力在不斷增加。②(朗文P1609)His parents have been putting pressure on him to find a job.他的父母一直在向他施壓要他找份工作。

　　③(朗文P1609)I just can’t take the pressure at work anymore.

　　我真的無法再忍受工作上的壓力了。

　　3.consult　vt.& vi.　向……咨詢；查閱

　　(教材P76)They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick，...

　　他們生了病后看不起病，買不起藥物，……

　　①(朗文P429)If your memory problems do not improve，consult your physician.

　　如果你的記憶力問題沒有改善的話，去找醫(yī)生看看。

　　歸納拓展

　　(1)devote

　　to

　　(2)devote oneself to...獻(xiàn)身于；致力于

　　(3)be devoted to...專心致志于，獻(xiàn)身于，忠于(朗文P554)Roper retired and devoted himself to charity work.羅珀退休后全身心投入到慈善工作中。

　　④Mark is devoted to his scientific research.

　　馬克專心致志于他的科研。

　　歸納拓展

　　更糟的是

　　(2)to make things worse使情況更糟糕的是

　　go from bad to worse每況愈下；日趨惡化

　　worse off惡化，處境更糟

　　③I was pushed from behind and fell down.What’s worse，I found my wallet had been stolen.我被后面的人推了一下，摔倒了。更糟的是，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的錢包被偷了。

　　④Under the new management，things have gone from bad to worse.在新管理人員的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，情況反而更壞了。

　　6.lay off　下崗；停止；中止；不理會 (教材P75)Mr Wang is a laid-off worker and his wife has an income of only 300 yuan per month. 王先生是一名下崗工人,他的妻子每月只有三百元錢的收入. ①(朗文P1162)The company closed and laid off 40 employees. 公司倒閉，40名雇員失業(yè)。 ②(朗文P1162)I think you should lay off coffee for a while. 我想你應(yīng)該在一段時間內(nèi)不要喝咖啡。 ③You shouldn’t lay off your health condition. 你不應(yīng)該不注意自己的健康狀況。 歸納拓展 lay aside把……擱置一旁；留存，儲存 lay down放下，交出；規(guī)定；放棄 lay one’s hope on寄希望于 lay stress on強(qiáng)調(diào) ④They have laid money aside for their old age. 他們存錢防老。 ⑤You can’t lay down hard and fast rules. 規(guī)則不能定得太死。 [即境活用] 6．(2024·湖南瀏陽模擬)________workers in poor areas can’t afford to pay for their medical treatment，________ensure their children a healthy diet.(

　　) A．Laid-off；nor can they

　　B．Laid-off；nor they can C．Lay-off；they can not

　　D．Lain-off；neither can they A 7.to make matters worse　使情況更困難或更危險 (教材P75)To make matters worse，he also had a son in college who had taken a bank loan to pay for his studies. 更糟糕的是,他還有一個上大學(xué)的兒子,是從銀行貸款上的學(xué).

　　①They can’t finish the job on time；to make matters worse, he fell ill.他們不能按時完成工作，更糟的是他病倒了。 ②His car broke down；to make matters worse，it began to rain.他的汽車拋錨了，更糟的是又下起了大雨。 [即境活用] 7．I didn’t know how to work out this problem.________，there was nobody who could help me. A．To make matters worse

　　B．That’s to say C．Or rather

　　D．In other words A (教材P76)If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance，as was the case with Wang Lin，other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed. 如果低收入家庭買不起醫(yī)療保險，像王林這種情況，其他減少貧困的措施也就不會成功。 句型精析 [句法分析] 句中as was the case with Wang Lin是一個定語從句，修飾前面整個句子。我們可以把a(bǔ)s is/was the case with...看成是一個固定句式，意為“正如……的情況那樣；對……來說是常有的事”。 ①She was late for school yesterday，as is often the case with her. 她昨天上學(xué)遲到了，這對她來說是常有的事。 ②Young people like experiencing something new，as is the case with Bob. 像鮑伯那樣，年輕人喜歡經(jīng)歷新鮮的事。 歸納拓展 as意為“正如”。常用在as (it) seems，as (it) often

　　happens，as is (was) expected，as is well known，as is

　　(was) announced等結(jié)構(gòu)中。 ③Jack has won the first prize，as it often happens. 像往常一樣，杰克得了一等獎。 ④As is known to everybody，too much pressure is bad for people’s health. 眾所周知，壓力太大不利于人們的健康。 ⑤The government took great measures to prevent the matter from worsening，as was expected.正如預(yù)料的那樣，政府采取強(qiáng)有力的措施防止事態(tài)進(jìn)一步惡化。 [即境活用] 8．________is often the case，we have worked out the production plan. A．Which

　　B．When C．What

　　D．As 解析：選D。as 在句中指代we have worked out the production plan 這件事。which引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句只能放在主句的后面。由于從句中缺少主語，所以不選when。what只能引導(dǎo)名詞性從句。 本部分內(nèi)容講解結(jié)束 按ESC鍵退出全屏播放 目錄 目錄 目錄 BⅢ UNITS 9～12 佳作晨背·文思泉涌 類型：招聘啟事 典例：你校學(xué)生會需招聘一名留學(xué)生做英語學(xué)習(xí)顧問，以短文形式寫一則招聘啟事。內(nèi)容主要包括母語是英語；解答英語學(xué)習(xí)問題，漢語流利者優(yōu)先；每周4小時，報(bào)酬面議。 【佳作模板】 English Advisor Wanted

　　?The Student Union of our school decides to invite an international student to work as an English Study Advisor next term.?The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping students to practise their oral English，answering their questions，and helping organize activities such as singing English songs，English evenings，or lectures on interesting topics.

　　The applicant should be a native speaker of English.Fluency in Chinese is preferred.The advisor is expected to work 4 hours per week.

　　If you are interested，please call Li Hua at 13011223344 for an interview.Payment for the service will be discussed during the interview. Student Union Yucai High School 【佳句儲備】 ?The Student Union of our school decides to invite an international student to work as an English Study Advisor next term. The Student Union of our school puts up this notice that an international student is wanted as an English Study Advisor next term. ?The main responsibilities of the advisor include helping students to practise their oral English,answering their questions,and helping organize activities such as singing English songs,English evenings,or lectures on interesting topics. The advisor will help students to practise their oral English，answer their questions.He will also help organize activities which include singing English songs，English evenings，or lectures on interesting topics.(which引導(dǎo)定語從句) Unit 9　Health care　 保　健 本講目錄 基礎(chǔ)盤點(diǎn)自測自評 考點(diǎn)串講講練互動 基礎(chǔ)盤點(diǎn)自測自評 1．People living in large cities should get accustomed to the____________(壓力)of modern life. 2．The proposals they put forward at the meeting were of little____________(意義)． 3．Were there any exciting____________(事情)during your journey to Europe? 4．I am referring to that____________(倒霉的)accident the other day，when I was knocked off my bike by a car. 核心單詞 pressure significance incidents unfortunate 5．Have you____________(咨詢)the doctor about your illness? 6．The old men show great anxiety about their retirement____________(補(bǔ)助)． 7．The new car is being launched with a____________(全國的)sale campaign. 8．Her____________to the job left her with very little time to take care of her baby，though she is____________to it.(devote) devotion consulted allowance nationwide devoted 1．be ____________ to　致力于 2．get ____________ of

　　擺脫 3．____________ to

　　多虧，由于 4．depend ____________

　　依靠，取決于 5．____________ pressure on

　　對……施加壓力 6．lay ____________

　　解雇；不理會；使下崗 7．make matters ____________

　　使情況更困難或更危險 8．____________ ends meet

　　使收支相抵；量入為出 高頻短語 make devoted rid thanks on put off worse 典型句式 1．________________the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours，he was able to receive treatment ____________________prevent the disease from ruining his health. 幸虧這個工程以及親戚鄰里的幫助，使他得到及時的治療,從而遏制了疾病毀滅他的健康。 2．They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick，____________can they make sure that their children keep a healthy diet. 生病時，他們付不起問診費(fèi)，買不起藥，更談不上保證孩子們維持健康的飲食結(jié)構(gòu)。 Thanks to in time to nor 3．____________sometimes said that a society can be judged by the way it cares for its weakest members.有時候人們說,對一個社會的評價取決于它對弱勢群體的關(guān)懷方式。 4．If low-income families cannot afford to purchase medical insurance，________________________________，other measures to reduce poverty will not succeed. 如果低收入家庭買不起醫(yī)療保險，像王林這種情況,其他減少貧困的措施也就不會成功。 as was the case with Wang Lin It is 考點(diǎn)串講講練互動 單詞精研 [即境活用] 1．It has been revealed that some government leaders________their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. A．employB．take C．a(chǎn)buse

　　D．overlook 解析：選C。句意：據(jù)揭露，一些政府領(lǐng)導(dǎo)濫用職權(quán)，謀取非法利益。abuse“濫用，妄用(權(quán)力等)；(不當(dāng)?shù)?使用”,符合題意。employ“雇用，使用”；take“拿取”；overlook“俯瞰，眺望；忽略”。 歸納拓展 press vt.迫使，壓，按 press sb./sth./oneself against/on sth. 將某人/某物/自己對某物施以壓力 press sth.into sth.把……壓入/按入…… ④I had to press myself against the wall to let them pass. 我得貼緊墻壁好讓他們過去。 [即境活用] 2．完成句子 (1)為了跟上學(xué)業(yè)的進(jìn)度，許多學(xué)生都承受著壓力。 Many students are________________to keep up with their schoolwork. (2)迫于輿論壓力，拾金女清潔工被釋放了。 ________________________________，the cleaning woman picking up gold was set free. under pressure Under the pressure of opinion ②(朗文P429)You should consider consulting with a lawyer. 你應(yīng)該考慮咨詢一下律師。 ③(朗文P429)Before making any changes，consult your family to find out which activities are most important to them. 作出任何變動之前，先與家人商量一下看哪些活動對他們來說最重要。 ④If you have no idea about it，consult a dictionary，please. 要是你對這個問題不清楚，請你查詞典。 【高效記憶】 [即境活用] 3．完成句子 I’m not quite sure how to get to the airport—I’d better________________________(查看地圖)． consult the map 4.devotion　n. 　獻(xiàn)身，忠心 ①(朗文P554)As a child I was always aware of my parents’ devotion to each other. 作為孩子，我一直很清楚我父母彼此的深愛。 ②(朗文P554)Mr.Wang should be admired for his devotion to improving education. 王先生對改善教育作出的貢獻(xiàn)應(yīng)該得到褒揚(yáng)。 [即境活用] 4．(2024·臨沂模擬)Although the working mother is very busy，she still________a lot of time to________her children. (

　　) A．devotes；look after

　　B．spends；looking after C．devotes；looking after

　　D．provides；looking after C 5.significance　n．　意義；意思；重要性；重要意義 (教材P80)Fleming continued his search until a fortunate incident led him to a new discovery of even greater significance.費(fèi)萊明繼續(xù)進(jìn)行探索，直到一次偶然的機(jī)會導(dǎo)致了他那具有更大意義的新發(fā)現(xiàn)。 ①(牛津P1866)The new drug has great significance for the treatment of the disease. 這種新藥對于這種病的治療有重大意義。 ②(牛津P1866)She couldn’t grasp the full significance of what he had said.她未能充分領(lǐng)會他那番話的意思。 歸納拓展 (1)be of (great) significance 有(重大)意義/(非常)重要 be of no significance 無意義/不重要 be of little significance 不太重要 (2)significant adj. 重要的 ③It is a matter of great significance. 這是一個非常重要的問題。 ④Their change of plan is strange but I don’t think it’s significant. 他們改變了計(jì)劃十分奇怪，但我覺得沒什么意義。 [即境活用] 5．完成句子 Only later________________________________________ (我們意識到真正意義)of his remark. did we realize the true significance 目錄 目錄 目錄 1.abuse　n．　濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　vt.　濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　(教材P77)Alcohol and drug abuse create big social problems in the world.酗酒和嗜毒給世界帶來大的社會問題。

　　(1)n.濫用，虐待，辱罵

　　(牛津P8)He was arrested on charges of abuse of power.

　　他因被控濫用職權(quán)而遭逮捕。(牛津P8)What she did was an abuse of her position as manager.她的所作所為是濫用經(jīng)理職權(quán)。

　　(2)vt.濫用；虐待；辱罵

　　(牛津P8)He felt they had abused his trust by talking about him to the press.

　　他感到他們向報(bào)界透露有關(guān)他的情況是辜負(fù)了他的信任。

　　The arrested men have been physically abused.

　　那些被捕的人曾遭受肉體上的虐待。

　　2.pressure　n．　壓力

　　(教材P75)For laid-off workers in poor areas，disease puts extra pressure on the family.對貧困地區(qū)的下崗工人來說，疾病給家庭帶來了更大的壓力。

　　①(2024·高考浙江卷)The pressure at work is on the increase in all occupations.

　　在任何崗位上，工作的壓力在不斷增加。②(朗文P1609)His parents have been putting pressure on him to find a job.他的父母一直在向他施壓要他找份工作。

　　③(朗文P1609)I just can’t take the pressure at work anymore.

　　我真的無法再忍受工作上的壓力了。

　　3.consult　vt.& vi.　向……咨詢；查閱

　　(教材P76)They cannot afford to consult a doctor or purchase medicines from a chemist when they get sick，...

　　他們生了病后看不起病，買不起藥物，……

　　①(朗文P429)If your memory problems do not improve，consult your physician.

　　如果你的記憶力問題沒有改善的話，去找醫(yī)生看看。

　　歸納拓展

　　(1)devote

　　to

　　(2)devote oneself to...獻(xiàn)身于；致力于

　　(3)be devoted to...專心致志于，獻(xiàn)身于，忠于(朗文P554)Roper retired and devoted himself to charity work.羅珀退休后全身心投入到慈善工作中。

　　④Mark is devoted to his scientific research.

　　馬克專心致志于他的科研。

　　歸納拓展

　　更糟的是

　　(2)to make things worse使情況更糟糕的是

　　go from bad to worse每況愈下；日趨惡化

　　worse off惡化，處境更糟

　　③I was pushed from behind and fell down.What’s worse，I found my wallet had been stolen.我被后面的人推了一下，摔倒了。更糟的是，我發(fā)現(xiàn)我的錢包被偷了。

　　④Under the new management，things have gone from bad to worse.在新管理人員的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)下，情況反而更壞了。